As Trump Abandons Global Leadership, G7 Must Still Address World’s Pressing Challenges ArticleJune 11, 2025 As Trump Abandons Global Leadership, G7 Must Still Address World’s Pressing Challenges Strong, clear cooperation among the world’s other leading democracies can help maintain momentum on global priorities such as confronting Russian aggression, climate change, trade, and humanitarian assistance. Jun 11, 2025 Allison McManus, Robert Benson, Ryan Mulholland, 1 More Courtney Federico
President Trump Says He Wants More U.S. Shipbuilding—Here’s How To Do It Well ReportMay 21, 2025 President Trump Says He Wants More U.S. Shipbuilding—Here’s How To Do It Well To improve U.S. shipbuilding capacity, policymakers should learn from a successful shipbuilding program of the past, using public investment, guaranteed demand, and cooperation with the private sector to create good jobs and bolster competitiveness. May 21, 2025 Sophie Cohen, Ryan Mulholland
The Trump Administration’s Trade Wars Are Crushing U.S. Small Businesses ArticleMay 6, 2025 The Trump Administration’s Trade Wars Are Crushing U.S. Small Businesses The folly of the Trump administration’s trade policy is that it harms the very people it claims to help. May 6, 2025 Ryan Mulholland, Mike Williams, Doug Molof
Cutting Deep Abroad and at Home: Slashing Foreign Assistance Causes Worldwide Harm Past EventApril 28, 2025 Cutting Deep Abroad and at Home: Slashing Foreign Assistance Causes Worldwide Harm Please join the Center for American Progress for the next in a series of virtual events highlighting the impact that DOGE’s cuts are having on the lives of everyday Americans; this event will focus on how cuts to foreign assistance will not only affect those abroad who depend on aid, but also farmers and small businesses here at home who rely on foreign assistance grants. Online via Zoom Apr 28, 2025
How Retaliation Against the Trump Administration’s Trade War Makes Each State Vulnerable ArticleApril 17, 2025 How Retaliation Against the Trump Administration’s Trade War Makes Each State Vulnerable Retaliatory tariffs against the United States from China, the European Union, and Canada are likely to punish critical export industries in every state. Apr 17, 2025 Natalie Baker, Ryan Mulholland
Trump Forfeits U.S. Global Leadership at Americans’ Expense and to China’s Gain ArticleApril 17, 2025 Trump Forfeits U.S. Global Leadership at Americans’ Expense and to China’s Gain President Trump’s retreat from global leadership threatens American strength, security, and prosperity, leaving a vacuum for China to fill; and a world where China sets the rules is not one friendly to Americans. Apr 17, 2025 Michael Clark
Trump’s Tariff Pause Doesn’t Pause Economic Pain and Will Cost Families $4,600 Per Year ArticleApril 10, 2025 Trump’s Tariff Pause Doesn’t Pause Economic Pain and Will Cost Families $4,600 Per Year American households will face even greater annual costs under President Trump’s new tariff scheme according to CAP analysis. Apr 10, 2025 Ryan Mulholland, Natalie Baker
Chaos Reigns: Gambling the Future of American Manufacturing ArticleMarch 20, 2025 Chaos Reigns: Gambling the Future of American Manufacturing The Trump administration has thrown investment certainty to the wind, with potentially devastating long-term consequences. Mar 20, 2025 Leo Banks
How Trump’s Attack on USAID Undermines American Leadership and Security ArticleFebruary 5, 2025 How Trump’s Attack on USAID Undermines American Leadership and Security President Donald Trump’s MAGA plan to gut America’s low-cost, high-impact foreign assistance programs to help fund tax cuts for the ultrawealthy is a blow to U.S. influence abroad that will also make Americans less safe at home. Feb 5, 2025 Alan Yu, Allison McManus, Laura Kilbury
Trump and China: An Unprincipled, Impractical, Reactionary Approach to China Policy ArticleDecember 19, 2024 Trump and China: An Unprincipled, Impractical, Reactionary Approach to China Policy Trump and his China hawk team, through current words and past deeds, risk making America poorer, weaker, and less secure. Dec 19, 2024 Dave Rank, Alan Yu
Trump’s Tariffs Would Raise Prices, Harm U.S. Workers, and Make It Harder To Solve Global Problems ArticleDecember 18, 2024 Trump’s Tariffs Would Raise Prices, Harm U.S. Workers, and Make It Harder To Solve Global Problems Smart tariffs are an important part of industrial policy, but Trump’s tariff agenda is ill-conceived, self-defeating, and harmful to workers. Dec 18, 2024 Ryan Mulholland, Mike Williams
Climate Is the Future of the U.S.-India Trade Relationship ReportOctober 23, 2024 Climate Is the Future of the U.S.-India Trade Relationship As the United States and India seek to turn climate action into economic opportunities, the case for a deeper trade partnership has never been stronger. Oct 23, 2024 Arunabha Ghosh
A Trade Strategy for the Post-Neoliberal World ReportOctober 23, 2024 A Trade Strategy for the Post-Neoliberal World A progressive, pragmatic approach to trade and industrial policy can reorient global production trends and reward high-standard markets and firms, using trade to address the challenges of the 21st century. Oct 23, 2024 Ryan Mulholland
Managing U.S.-China Technology Competition in an Era of Rising Tensions Past EventSeptember 9, 2024 Managing U.S.-China Technology Competition in an Era of Rising Tensions Please join the Center for American Progress for the third installment of our China Policy Virtual Roundtable Series. Sep 9, 2024
The United States, China, and the Climate Crisis: Imperative for Action in the Context of Competition Past EventAugust 27, 2024 The United States, China, and the Climate Crisis: Imperative for Action in the Context of Competition Please join the Center for American Progress for the second installment of our China Policy Virtual Roundtable Series. Online only Aug 27, 2024
Project 2025 Will Undermine America’s National Security ArticleAugust 19, 2024 Project 2025 Will Undermine America’s National Security The far-right policy proposals in Project 2025 will fundamentally undermine the national and economic security of the United States, benefiting its adversaries and making all Americans less safe. Aug 19, 2024 Alan Yu, Allison McManus, Dan Herman, 2 More Courtney Federico, Camille Meshack
AGOA Reauthorization Offers an Opportunity for Expanded Commitments to Development, Labor, and Climate in Sub-Saharan Africa ArticleJuly 24, 2024 AGOA Reauthorization Offers an Opportunity for Expanded Commitments to Development, Labor, and Climate in Sub-Saharan Africa Congress faces a critical opportunity to support workers in the United States and Africa while diversifying supply chains and protecting the climate by authorizing a strengthened African Growth and Opportunity Act next year. Jul 24, 2024 Ryan Mulholland, Doug Molof, Leo Banks, 5 More Anne Griffin, Sadhana Mandala, Sadhana Mandala, Mike Williams, Kalina Gibson
A Progressive Prescription for U.S.-China Trade Past EventJuly 15, 2024 A Progressive Prescription for U.S.-China Trade U.S.-China relations will shape the 21st century, and no issue will be more consequential than trade. Jul 15, 2024
IPEF Starts To Demonstrate Results ArticleJune 10, 2024 IPEF Starts To Demonstrate Results The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity remains an important geostrategic and geo-economic initiative in the Asia-Pacific region. Jun 10, 2024 Ryan Mulholland
Revitalizing U.S. Trade Remedy Tools for an Era of Industrial Policy in an Interconnected World ReportJune 3, 2024 Revitalizing U.S. Trade Remedy Tools for an Era of Industrial Policy in an Interconnected World To implement an effective industrial policy, the United States needs to update its trade enforcement toolkit to meet the challenges of the modern world and utilize its existing trade authorities differently. Jun 3, 2024 Ryan Mulholland
The Biden Administration’s Targeted, Strategic Tariffs Are Effective Industrial Policy at Work ArticleMay 29, 2024 The Biden Administration’s Targeted, Strategic Tariffs Are Effective Industrial Policy at Work Standing up for American workers while fighting the climate crisis is smart and pragmatic policy. May 29, 2024 Ryan Mulholland, Mike Williams
Designing a New Paradigm in Global Trade ReportMay 20, 2024 Designing a New Paradigm in Global Trade How a successful Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and Aluminum could function while delivering maximum benefits to workers and the environment. May 20, 2024 Ryan Mulholland, Ryan Mulholland, Timothy Meyer
A Conversation With Dr. Lael Brainard Past EventMay 16, 2024 A Conversation With Dr. Lael Brainard Please join the Center for American Progress for a conversation with National Economic Adviser Lael Brainard on the Biden administration’s investment agenda and China’s overcapacity. Center for American Progress May 16, 2024
A Progressive, Principled, and Pragmatic Approach Toward China Policy Past EventApril 29, 2024 A Progressive, Principled, and Pragmatic Approach Toward China Policy A vision for constructive engagement with China Online only Apr 29, 2024